Tall English Lavender
If you like the really tall, old fashion, wonderfully fragrant Lavender, choose this variety.
The English Lavender has lots of flower spikes growing dark purple, fragrant, 1/4 to 1/2 inch flowers.
The Lavender English Tall, 'Lavandula angustifolia (vera)', has the intoxicating fragrance of lavender that has been sought for centuries to lift spirits and freshen scent in the house.
The flowers are edible.
Lavender also are used in sachets and pot pourri.
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Leafhoppers are 1/4 inch long pests that like to suck the juices right out leaves, buds,and stems. You can keep these bugs away by planting petunias, geraniums and perennial grasses - they hate moisture and low light.
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